YELP

Oh how obsessed I am with this site. I seriously think I have looked up every single restaurant in Seattle on Yelp.

And definitely every single restaurant I am about to go to. It really gives you a good feel for the atmosphere, service and food that a restaurant has to offer. Now I know not all reviews are fair or completely represent the experience everyone will have at each restaurant, but over all, its a great way to find great and unique eats around town. I have posted a couple reviews on Yelp. Here is one review that I think represents the correct way to use, and review on Yelp.

I reviewed what is known as the Salmon Cooker, located on the Seattle Pier by the waterfront. It is a cafeteria style, fast food/seafood/takeout or sit down, indoor/outdoor, VERY casual dinning food pavilion. I walked down to the water for the sun shine and a liquid lunch! This is not a fine dinning experience, not even close and I knew that when I decided to eat here. What I mean by the correct way to review a restaurant is just this, don't write a review about a divey pub and give them a poor review because the music that was too loud, it smelled like stale beer and how the food was greasy.....DUH that is why you go to a dive bar, and the pitchers of PBR make all of those "issues" seem charming.

Any way, so here is the review with a link to my Yelp profile.

****(four out of 5 stars)

Okay so this might seem like a high review. Its just fried seafood served up cafeteria style, right? But I believe if you take a place for what it is not what you want it to be you can utilize its best attributes.

For example, seafood, its all going to be fresh. Also location, there is outdoor seating right on the pier.

I came down on a Thursday afternoon and had a great Oregon IPA draft for $5 dollars and 2 oyster shooters, $1.50 ea. If you see the picture I posted, the oyster shooter does not look like much but it tasted amazing. The Oyster was super fresh and briny and the sauce was different than any I have had before. They mix their spicy cocktail sauce with a splash of Crab-pot lager straight from the draft. mix it up and pour it in the shooter. It was surprisingly good and I eat a lot a lot of oyster shooters!!

Don't expect a gourmet meal. Grab a beer and some fresh seafood and soak in the beautiful scenery!

http://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=nAlacZ4zNA6S-FiNrnDaFw

Father's Day Weekend!!!!

Went back home to Bellingham to see the fam! And Dad!

As soon as my father picked me up from the train station we drove straight to Taylor Shellfish Farm!!!

 http://www.taylorshellfishfarms.com/

Oysters, mussels and clams!!! We took them home to cook up a fabulous PNW dinner!!

On the Menu:

Signature Drink: Moscow Mules!!!!!!

Oysters on the half shell with a rice wine and fish sauce mignonette .

Caprese Salad.

Mussels and clams in a fennel sherry broth with grilled bread.

BBQ Oysters.

Yeah...Happy Fathers day!!

The Moscow Mules were my lovely little sister’s idea. She had just recently had them on a trip to California and thought they were so refreshing. A perfect signature cocktail (plus they are Oprah's favorite).

Moscow Mules:

Ginger Beer

Lime Juice

Vodka

Ice

Mix a shot (or 2) of vodka with about a cup of ginger beer ( this is non-alcoholic like ginger ale but less sweet) and a squeeze about a half of lime or more to taste. Pour over ice and garnish with lime and a neon straw :)

After we made our cocktails, sipped while we chopped and prepped all of our ingredients, nibbled on some cheese and shared a few stories it was time for the main event!

This dish is one of our all-time favorite dishes, and it is so easy! This would be perfect for a large dinner party, all you need to do is prep everything before your guests arrive and just before it is time to eat, put it all in the pot and turn on the heat!

Clams and Mussels steamed in Sherry with Fennel seed

1 tablespoon fennel seeds

2 pounds fresh mussels

2 pounds fresh clams

1 cup of dry sherry

1 cup of claim juice

1/2 cup chopped Italian parsley

1/4 cup chopped green onions

1 tablespoon minced garlic

2 tablespoons butter

1 tablespoon olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Toast fennel seeds in a hot dry skillet until browned and smoking. Remove from heat. Then dump all of the rest of the ingredients in, cover and cook on high heat until the clams and mussels open. If a clam or mussel doesn’t open discard. Serve with grilled bread that has been rubbed with fresh garlic to sop up all of that amazing broth and a chilled glass of white wine!

Perfect!

Cheers to a great Daddio!